2566 Side Story 70: Important
Tuan Zi naturally refused to say it. She hesitated for a moment before softly saying, “I… forgot.”

Zi Chen held her chin, lifted her face up, and sized her up carefully.

Previously, he was rather far away and couldn’t see her clearly. Now that he was near, he indeed saw a faint patch of black below her slightly red eyes.

This girl had always eaten, drunk, and slept without any burden. She rarely looked like this.

He examined her, and his brows furrowed more tightly. Then, he said, “Go back and sleep.”

Tuan Zi was instantly stunned, not expecting him to say such words. She instinctively rejected him. “But I already have plans with everyone…”

Zi Chen looked up slightly, and his gaze swept across Yi Ming and the others. Plans?

He held Tuan Zi’s wrist and pulled her away. “Cancel your plans today.”

His voice was as nonchalant as usual, but the surrounding few people felt colder.

When he walked past Yi Ming and the rest, they did not seem to recover their senses.

However, Zi Chen suddenly stood still.

He was very tall and had a strong aura. He stood before the crowd and caused them to feel fear.

“Don’t you guys know that Tuan Zi didn’t sleep well?” he coldly asked. She’s already in this state, yet you want to drag her out?

Upon hearing this, Yi Ming and the others were speechless. Even though they wanted to defend themselves, they saw Tuan Zi’s pitiful appearance and shut their mouths.

Tuan Zi pulled Zi Chen’s hand. “I’m fine… I insisted on coming out…”

She didn’t want to stay alone and let her thoughts run wild. That dream kept replaying in her mind as well, but reality proved that her thoughts became messier after she saw Zi Chen.

Zi Chen heard her defend them and felt stifled, but he still controlled his expression. “Follow me back.”

He didn’t speak further as he dragged Tuan Zi back after saying those few words.

Ding!

Tuan Zi’s mind quickly caught the main point. Oh, Zi Chen is following me back? Is he going to coax me to sleep like last time?

Thinking of this, her mood rapidly became better, and she became more obedient.

“Oh, okay.” She coughed.

Seeing that Zi Chen was about to leave, Miao Xuanxuan—who just came up—was rather dazed. She opened her mouth. “Zi Chen, I—”

In the past, Zi Chen would check on her recovery everyday. Today…

Zi Chen did not even turn around. “The remaining plans are the same as before.”

Actually, it was the same with or without his guidance.

Originally, he just wanted to return Miao Zhen the favor and had no other intentions. Now that he saw that Tuan Zi didn’t sleep well, he only thought of pulling her back so that she could catch up on her sleep. How could he think of anything else?

Before Tuan Zi could speak, she was directly brought away.

The remaining group of people stood rooted to the spot and exchanged glances.

After a long while, Miao Xuanxuan finally realized something and had a complicated expression. “…It seems like Zi Chen is indeed very nice to Tuan Zi.”

She faintly heard their conversations.

Just because she had a nightmare and did not sleep well, Zi Chen personally brought her back to rest. This…

Yi Fu glanced at her and smiled gently. “Yeah. In the past, Zi Chen prepared all of Tuan Zi’s food and items. Sometimes, when Tuan Zi threw tantrums at night, Zi Chen coaxed her to sleep.”

Yi Fu pushed her loose strands of hair behind her ear and pretended that she did not see Miao Xuanxuan’s slightly pale face. She slowly said, “I heard that to save Tuan Zi, Zi Chen almost lost his life several times. But when Zi Chen hibernated, Tuan Zi looked after him day and night. Hence, Zi Chen isn’t the only one who treats her well. Tuan Zi treats him the same.”

Miao Xuanxuan’s lips were rather pale, and her entire person became anxious.

They were both Goddess Yue’s legendary fiends, and it was normal for them to have a good relationship. She had also long heard that they were very close, so she didn’t quite notice previously. But now that she personally saw Tuan Zi, she realized that something was amiss.

That was a young, pretty girl.

The day before, she saw that Zi Chen didn’t seem too intimate with Tuan Zi, so she relaxed slightly and felt that she was overthinking.

But today’s incident… She was not dumb.

The sudden attack made Miao Xuanxuan uncomfortable. She forcefully bade Yi Fu and the rest farewell before leaving in a hurry.

Before she left, her face seemed like it was attacked by snow—it was white and pale.

When she left, Yi Ming looked at Yi Fu and said in disapproval, “Why didn’t you explain it clearly just now?”

Yi Fu blinked. “What? Did I say anything wrong?”

Yi Ming’s heart hurt as he lowered his voice. “When Zi Chen treated Tuan Zi in that manner, she was still young. However, did you see Zi Chen doing any of this after she grew up?”

They had all seen clearly that Zi Chen treated Tuan Zi differently after she grew up. Even though Tuan Zi didn’t realize it herself, it was clear that Zi Chen had willingly drawn a boundary and obeyed it like everyone else.

He treated her like a real young woman. He did not allow others to cross the boundary, and he stood by it in the same manner.

Of course, compared to others, Zi Chen was still the closest.

Tuan Zi had no defense against him. As long as he wanted, he could break the invisible barrier at any time.

But not him.

This type of feeling became stronger when they met this time.

Yi Fu acknowledged him and did not really care. “But didn’t he do it today?”

Wasn’t she brought away by Zi Chen?

Yi Ming was stumped.

Yi Fu slowly said, “Why do you think she didn’t sleep well yesterday?”

…

Tuan Zi obediently followed Zi Chen back to her own residence.

When they reached the entrance, she recalled last night’s incident and instinctively asked, “Zi Chen, will you sleep with me tonight?”

Zi Chen stopped in his tracks, and his eyelids twitched.

She had also regularly said this in the past, but now—

He pressed his brows. “I’ll stay here.”

Tuan Zi held the door. “No, I can’t sleep then. Watch me sleep beside my bed.”
Zi Chen’s face was cold, and he originally refused to agree. However, he met her pitiful appearance and could not help but give in.

He sighed helplessly in his heart and finally nodded.

Tuan Zi was instantly elated. She pushed open her door to enter, rushed to the bed, kicked off her shoes, and lay quietly.

A pair of eyes just looked at him calmly.

Zi Chen didn’t resist as he walked over and covered her with the blanket as usual. Then, he sat on the chair by the side. “Sleep.”

Tuan Zi revealed her small head and looked at him. She felt that the current situation was familiar yet foreign.

After thinking for a while, she could not help but ask, “…You came back just like that. Will Miao Xuanxuan’s body be okay?”

Zi Chen shook his head and nonchalantly replied, “That’s not important.”

Tuan Zi instinctively asked, “Then, what’s important?”

Zi Chen paused and lightly knocked against the chair handle.

He faced the side and didn’t look at her. He raised his eyes slightly as if he did not hear it, looking like… he did not wish to answer.

Tuan Zi pulled the blanket up and covered half her face.

Under the blanket, the corner of her lips couldn’t help but curl up.